0538, new firearms
Burgud led a group of ten people out for half a mile in one go, and then found a place to lurk.
During the whole process, only eleven of them moved, and the other pro-soldiers did not move.
Ambush alternately, layered retreat. Those who retreat only retreat, and it is someone else's business to stop the pursuers.
This is the way that Xiong Chu and the military advisor Wan Lian have repeatedly emphasized, and I don't know how many times they have been drilled.
Burgud did not allow the other 400 men to participate in the ambush because they had just been regrouped and had not had the opportunity to complete their tactical training.
In other words, in the eyes of Burgud and his own soldiers, those who had just been reorganized, although they had also fought many battles, could only rely on the large number of people to show their courage. When it comes to tacit understanding, it has not yet started and is not useful.
"This reed is more elastic and more reliable. The brass is ground like a mirror, and it's no wonder that it shines in gold. And one thing, we all use rivets on the wooden handles, what is this cross groove of theirs? Is it screwed in?"
Burgud leaned on a stone, carefully scrutinized the two short guns he had just checked, and was immediately convinced: "The foreigners' short guns are really better than ours, and this has to be convinced." Hey, don't mess with these short guns, they must be sent back to the craftsman's camp. ”
Here Burgud admired the things of others, and ran back in front of three groups: "My lord, the enemy is eight people at a time, and it seems that their grouping is eight people, unlike us. ”
Bourgud nodded: "We have worn out a total of thirty-two of them, and these two bodies are hidden on the spot, and your three teams will send these prisoners to the back without coming up again." ”
Each of the three groups retreated with a gagged captive, and in the blink of an eye it was a quarter of an hour, and no one had withdrawn in front of them.
Bulgud was just about to send someone to the front to take a look, when suddenly there was a thud.
It was not the sound of a short gun, but the enemy's bird gun, which opened fire, and Bourgud knew that something was wrong.
Hula, five more groups rushed back, and the sound of fire in front of them came and went, getting denser and denser.
"The enemy found that the four groups were missing, and now all of them have come up. The captain of the pro-soldiers rushed over and shouted: "The enemy's bird guns are very powerful, but they can't see anyone in the dense forest, and every time they hit the air, they only open fire to embolden themselves." ”
Bang bang bang -
As soon as Bourgud wanted to ask something, there was a short firing sound from the front, this was his own person firing, it must have been a close encounter.
"Come with me, go to the front and see what's going on with those bastards!"
Don't blame Bourgud for being angry, he had already stressed just now that it was not allowed to fight, and now it was a hand-to-hand fight, which was simply unreasonable.
Actually, it didn't really matter.
There was a saddle not far in front of this mountain beam, and the dozen or so remaining groups of the pro-barracks happened to be ambushed on both sides of the saddle.
More than a hundred enemies swarmed and immediately fell into the encirclement.
More than 100 short guns opened fire at close range, and immediately knocked all the enemies to the ground and did not dare to get up.
The problem of the bird gun is infinitely magnified on this occasion.
Because the bird gun fires and then reloads, it needs to be at least in a half-kneeling position, otherwise, the stab will not be able to stab the iron sand to the end.
The enemy was nearby, and no one dared to stand up and reload the gunpowder, and now a stalemate was formed between the two sides.
When Burgud and his six groups rushed back, he saw the enemy lying on the ground in the saddle of his horse on the hill to the north.
"All bows and arrows, follow me!"
Bourgood took off his great bow from his back, mounted a wolf's tooth arrow and led it away, and then slowly walked towards the enemy.
There is no way to do this, because the language of the two sides is not comprehensible, and even if you shout "surrender or kill", others will not understand.
This is a gesture of Bourgud, telling the enemy with practical actions: as long as you obediently lie on your stomach and do not move, the arrows in my hands will not be shot.
Sixty hard bows are a huge deterrent.
More than a hundred enemies lay on the ground helplessly: if the archer condescendingly released the arrow, he would give all his back to the archer, and the area of the arrow was too large.
Whoa!
The Dutch did not continue to entangle, but threw aside the bird guns and war knives in their hands, and then stood up with their hands raised and surrendered.
Bourgud put away his bow and arrows, and hooked his index finger at an unpleasant-looking guy: "Come here!"
In fact, this was a rare and strange thing for Bourgud, because the guy he saw was wearing a dark blue boat-shaped hat with white trim, and a bright red dress on his upper body, and his back was much longer than the front, and he was already at the knee joint.
There are two rows of copper buttons on the chest of the big red shirt, not to mention dark blue pants, and a pair of black boots on his feet.
What made Bourgud look unpleasant was that although this guy's clothes looked weird, they were even more energetic than himself, and he couldn't do it without being angry.
As a result, the guy didn't obey, but instead got out of behind him and said something to a small man.
At first glance, Burgud was a local native, but unfortunately he still couldn't understand the local vernacular.
"Go, let our Turkish soldiers come over. "Bulgud can only ask the captain of the pro-soldier to hurry to find someone.
The local native turned out to be a translator, and with the local native soldier in the middle, Burgud finally understood a lot of things, so he thought he had picked up a treasure.
The strange guy in Guli turned out to be a major, who was the captain of the Admiral.
This guy's name was stinky and long, and Bulgud could hear three words clearly, what was it called, and there was a long list of them, and he couldn't remember them at all.
Verya was still quite angry: "Mr. Officer, we are here to trade, not to fight, why are you attacking our warship, aren't you afraid that the two countries will declare war?"
"Declaring war?" Bulgud felt very fresh, so he said to his Turkish soldiers: "Sue them, the declaration of war is a matter between the two courts, and I have no control. They have already entered our house, what are they talking about declaring war? Also, even a few of their green onions deserve to declare war?"
Unexpectedly, the other party's interpreter translated and translated, which surprised Burgud.
It turned out that in the thirtieth year of Wanli (1602), the Dutch parliament passed a resolution to unite dozens of small companies (colonies) around the Indian Ocean and the South Seas into a large company, named the Dutch United East India Company, referred to as the Dutch East India Company.
The company has a collective capital of 2.5 million guilders, and is granted a charter by the Congress, which has the right to raise an army, wage war, sign treaties, occupy land, build artillery forts, etc., in the name of the Congress.
"A businessman was able to raise an army, and he was able to wage war and seize land on behalf of his court. Is this still some kind of businessman? It's a robbery in the whole country, and it's the most domineering robber in the world. ”
A tantrum could not solve the problem, and Bulgud also felt that this problem could not be solved by himself, so he asked the soldiers to express their opinions: "Lao Tzu is too lazy to care whether you declare war or not, and now you are all prisoners." If anyone dares to talk nonsense, they will be killed. ”
At this point, more than 400 people had already rushed up on horseback, and all the swords, birds, and short guns on the ground, including the captives, were all confiscated, leaving only clothes.
A golden, two-foot-long clairvoyant had arrived in Burgood's hands, and three other clairvoyances more than a foot long had been put away.
Verya is still very stubborn, determined not to leave with Burgood, and has a very unyielding posture.
After an interpreter's introduction, Boulgud knew why.
It turned out that the fleet to which this Verya belonged was headquartered in the city of Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia) in the Dutch East Indies. Because Admiral Anthony van Diemen, who had just been promoted to governorship, was eager to make a difference.
The battleship Admiral was the flagship of Anthony van Diemen during his stay in Batavia.
The Admiral's personal departure was originally ordered by Anthony van Dimen to escort a shipment of spices and peppers back to China as a gift from the new governor to Her Majesty.
On the way back, Verya inspected his company in Sittwe and publicized the glory of Her Majesty the Queen, only to receive an invitation from Talon, the king of Taungoo, to send troops.
It is true that Viya has no intention of coming out to fight, but she has always wanted to make a difference in Burma, so that she can have more opportunities in front of the new governor.
In short, this time Villea came to "inspect the trade routes", and tried to get a batch of silk fabrics, porcelain, tea, dried and fresh fruits, brocade, white cotton and other items to be transported to Batavia, and by the way, find out what was going on here, and see if there was any possibility of his East India Company fishing in troubled waters.
As a result, nothing was clear, the only thing that was relatively clear was that he had become a prisoner of others, and he was also a prisoner of the "diligent", "peace-loving", and "cowardly" Ming Dynasty (China).
Villea vowed not to leave, in fact, there was a worry: these people in front of him were like barbarians, different from the "China" of the Ming Dynasty that he saw in Guangzhou, Macao, and the Penghu Islands, maybe he didn't go far before he clicked himself.
This matter has become bigger, and Bulgud feels that it is a hot potato, and it seems inappropriate to kill them all like this, and it is even more inappropriate to let them go like this.
There was no way, so now I could only camp on the spot, and then order two teams of ten people to go out immediately to report the news, on the one hand, to the main general Huo Lianshan, and on the other hand, to the lord of Manmo City, the prince Xiong Chu.
Without the supreme authorization, Bourgud could not come up with a very good way to deal with it for the time being.
I didn't expect Huo Lianshan to arrive so close, and an urgent letter from the Manmo City side three days later had already arrived in the hands of Burgud.
"Order: The guns and clairvoyants sent back by your ministry have been received, which shows that the Dutch have special tools in this area to be so delicate. Huo Lianshan's troops did not hesitate to capture all the ships and personnel of the enemy on this trip, increasing the bargaining chips for negotiations. These captives are to be properly guarded, but not beaten, abused, or abused. ”
"This time, it is not for the purpose of killing, but we should immediately negotiate with the other party and ask them to pay a reward to ransom the prisoner. The ransom is as follows: We need tools to make artillery, guns, telescopes, and gunpowder. If the conditions are not met, you will be responsible for the consequences. There is no need for all prisoners of war to continue to feed, and they will be killed. ”
In this operation, Burgud's unit won a surprising victory and made great contributions, and Burgud was specially promoted to the rank of lieutenant of the Burma expedition. I hope you will make the most of this opportunity and reap the greater benefits. Although the negotiation process is not a siege of the city, it is important for the future development of the Xiong Jiajun and cannot be negligent. Cut this order, Bear Prince. ”
This book was first published from 17K Novel Network, and the first time to see the genuine content!I734