Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 538 Dragon Banner Snipe
Although Li Dingguo was good at using tactics in previous battles, most of them were killed by force.

But the situation is different now. Facing the artillery on the Dutch bastion, in order to reduce the casualties of his subordinates, he had no choice but to make a bad move.

But when you think about attacking the city of Zeelandia, can the Dutch use their women as bastions?It's a fight with the bastion of Zeelandia City!I bet they wouldn't dare bombard Dutch prisoners. "

Zhang Huangyan had observed the Santiago bastion in Malacca a long time ago, and the defense was indeed the same as that of Zeelandia in the Netherlands when they attacked Taiwan.

"Master Hou, it is indeed the same as the city of Zeelandia. Our artillery can't break through the wall, but they really don't seem to dare to fire. They haven't fired a single shot for so long."

Li Dingguo shook his head:

"With their soldiers as cannon fodder, of course the foreign devils will not easily fire. The key is that we did not charge. Once the Ming army charges up, the foreign devils may fire."

Li Dingguo said, beckoning to Liu Wenxiu:

"Second brother, you should immediately disperse the snipers, use trees and other cover to quietly pull in the distance from the castle, and kill the gunners of the foreign devils."

Liu Wenxiu immediately stood at attention:
"Brother, don't worry, the sniper team will never let the foreign devil's cannon go off."

Liu Wenxiu took the order, and immediately let a hundred sharpshooters quietly leave the main force and spread out to the woods on both sides.

Seeing the rifled gun equipped with a scope in the Longqi Army's hand, Zhang Huangyan showed envy in his eyes.

"Master Hou, when will you borrow some Longqi snipers to serve as instructors for our navy? The Ming Navy also needs such riflemen."

Li Dingguo smiled:
"You need to ask His Majesty for instructions. The Dragon Banner Army is paid by His Majesty. I dare not make the decision!"

"Stingy ghost, don't give me this trick, you kid. The majestic Dragon Banner Army commander can't even send a few people to make decisions. You treat me, Zhang Huangyan, as a three-year-old child."

Zhang Huangyan deliberately pretended to be angry, turned around and walked to the back of the queue, his artillerymen were hidden behind the crowd.

Li Dingguo knew that this guy was not angry, he was just joking just now!

"Old Zhang, don't be angry, I'm just kidding you, tell your artillery to get ready, we will fire immediately when Liu Wenxiu sends a signal, and after taking down the San Diego bastion, I will send you ten instructors immediately!"

Zhang Huangyan was secretly amused, but he ignored Li Dingguo and gave an order to the artillery:
"Reload the ammunition immediately, and always pay attention to Liu Wenxiu's signal. Once the signal is found, immediately bombard the San Diego bastion."

"Yes"

Outside the moats around the Santiago bastion, there are dense forests and two steep small cliffs.

It is about 260 steps away from the Santiago Bastion, and it is difficult for people to climb up, let alone carry artillery up.

The Dutch were very relieved here and did not send anyone to defend, which gave the Dragon Banner Army a chance to snipers.

The Dragon Banner Army has trained in the mountains and tropical rainforest for more than a year, and climbing such a small cliff is not difficult at all.

Under Liu Wenxiu's personal command, the [-] Minglong Banner snipers climbed up the cliff smoothly.

Liu Wenxiu lay on the cliff and looked towards the San Diego bastion, condescending to see the city's defenses clearly, he grinned at that moment.

"Brothers, find your position quickly, and choose the castle artillery gunner and commander to kill in order.

Remember, the targets must be selected in order, and everyone should not stare at one gunner at the same time, which will give other gunners a chance to fire. "

Liu Wenxiu was worried that the snipers would attack indiscriminately, so he set fixed targets for them all. Two Longqi snipers fixed on one target and took turns killing them.

"Yes, don't worry, general, we will definitely kill the foreign devils according to your request."

Liu Wenxiu nodded, and then said to a sniper beside him:

"Okay, Zhao Leiting, you go down quietly and signal to the governor."

"Yes"

In fact, when Liu Wenxiu and the others moved quietly to the nearby woods, the sentries in the bastion discovered this problem and immediately reported it to Botuo:

"Report to the Chief, we found someone from the Ming army sneaking into the woods."

Botuo immediately grabbed the binoculars and looked at the Ming army, and sure enough, he found a few Ming soldiers walking into the woods.

Seeing that they were not carrying heavy weapons, but only carrying a musket, Botuo didn't care:

"Don't worry about them, they should go to the woods to pee. If the Ming army charges, fire immediately. In order to protect ourselves, we have no choice but to give up those navy brothers."

"Yes"

Seeing that Zhang Huangyan was ready to fire and was waiting for Liu Wenxiu's signal at any time, Li Dingguo looked back at the artillerymen of the Dragon Banner Army behind him:

"The foreign devils don't dare to shoot. The Dragon Banner Army must bombard them severely. Don't talk about martial arts when fighting. How about mortar preparations?"

The Artillery General Banner immediately replied:

"Report to the general, shelling can be launched at any time."

"Okay, the main task of the navy is to bombard the walls of the bastion to intimidate the foreign devils. After they fire, aim to attack the foreign devils soldiers behind the walls."

"Yes"

Seeing that the artillery was ready, Li Dingguo sent another order:

"Others, pay attention. When the artillery fires, you quickly spread out to both sides, so as not to be accidentally injured by the artillery shells. Once the artillery sounds end, immediately charge to the bastion, and climb up to the bastion as quickly as possible."

At that time, the artillery was going straight and straight, and could not shoot a parabola. As long as the city wall was not broken, it basically did not cause much harm to the foreign devils in the bastion.

But the mortar is different, it can emit a parabola, and it is a high explosive.

The Dutch musketeers and artillerymen ambushing behind the walls of the bastion were all targets of mortar bombing.

"Bang... Woo..."

A signal bomb rose into the sky, and when it exploded, it emitted several colors, which was very beautiful.

The Dutch soldiers on the Santiago bastion looked up at the signal flares, and praised from time to time:
"My God! What was it at that time, it couldn't have come from outside the sky?"

"No, it should be the fireworks released by the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. I heard that their fireworks can have many patterns..."

Faced with the signal of the Ming army's shelling, many Dutch soldiers looked at the scenery instead.

"Rumble..."

"Boom bang bang..."

Suddenly there was a violent sound, and fifty artillery pieces of the Ming army began to roar.

Fifty solid bullets violently bombarded the outer soil wall of the San Diego bastion.

Because of the protection of the outer earth wall, the shelling did not complete major damage to the bastion, but the city wall still produced a violent vibration.

It was only then that the Governor of Malacca, Botuo, realized what was going on, and hurriedly issued an order:

"No, that's a signal for the Ming army to launch an attack, hurry up and fire!"

The Dutch artillery on the Santiago bastion immediately prepared to ignite the artillery to bombard the Ming army outside the city.

"Bang bang..."

Suddenly gunshots sounded one after another, and the Dutch artillerymen fell to the ground in a restrained manner following the gunshots.

Some of them had their heads blown off, and some had a huge blood hole on their chest and back.

The sudden tragedy in front of him stunned Botto, the governor of the Netherlands. He thought it was caused by the explosive shells of the artillery.

"Hurry up... Hurry up and fire, and pay attention to concealment."

Of course, there is not only one artilleryman for each artillery. Immediately, the soldiers picked up the torches on the ground and wanted to light the fuses of the artillery.

"Bang bang..."

"Pfft..."

This time was no different from the last time. The artillerymen who were about to ignite fell to the ground and died again with the sound of gunfire.

(End of this chapter)