Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 369
Just when Fan and Dyke's orders had just reached Fan and Woodgate's hands, the Ming army's cavalry had killed the Dutch gunners on both sides like a storm.

The Dutch army was indeed careless this time. They did not provide sufficient protection for artillery as they did on the European battlefield.

From the very beginning until just now, Fan, Dyke and others psychologically despised the Ming army.

Among the various information and intelligence they obtained, they all have a common understanding of the Ming army's combat effectiveness and armaments, that is: the Ming army is generally lax in discipline, outdated in equipment, and lacks strict training at ordinary times, so it can be easily defeated.

The more important piece of information is that the elite army of the Ming Dynasty is fighting fiercely with the anti-government forces in the country, and the second-rate or even third-rate troops of the Ming Dynasty who came to Taiwan are completely vulnerable.

The superimposition of these information led to the underestimation and carelessness of Fan, Dyke, and the officers of the Dutch army. In addition, they did not expect that the Ming army had cavalry, which led to the annihilation of the artillery.

Although the Ming army only had a small group of cavalry, it was enough to cause devastating damage to the defenseless artillery.

Fan and Dyke's urgent order also made a mistake. The spearmen of the Dutch army had already lined up to attack the Ming army. Even if they received the order, they could no longer turn around to protect the artillery.

Because at this time, the phalanx of spearmen of the Ming army was already rapidly approaching the middle, and it was impossible for the spearmen to turn around.

Just as the spearmen of the Ming army gathered in haste to form formation, the spearmen of the Dutch army were already pressing forward with their five-meter-long spears held flat.

The spearmen of the Dutch army wore all steel breastplates, tight pants but no armor, short leather shoes on their feet, and wide-brimmed soft hats on their heads. The cold light is daunting.

The two hundred Ming army spearmen on the left wing were not affected by the artillery fire just now, but the defeat of the gunmen also made their morale a little low.

But the officers and soldiers knew in their hearts that the duty of the spearmen is to protect the safety of the gunners, so each soldier quickly formed a square formation of 50 people in a row under the command of the general, waiting for the spearmen of the Dutch army. The arrival of the hand.

"Raise the gun!"

"prick!"

Following the rhythm of the army drum, the spearman of the Ming army stabbed out the spear in his hand, and the spearman of the Dutch army on the opposite side also launched an attack at the same time.

Accompanied by screams, the first round of mutual stabbing between the two sides caused the Ming army a big loss.

Because the spears of the Dutch army are not only sharper, but also too long.

The fifteen-foot-long, four-finger-wide spear made the Ming army's ten-foot-long spear useless.

He was stabbed by a spear when he couldn't reach it.

The soldiers of the Ming army had already reacted in the process of stabbing their spears. Some quick-thinking soldiers tried their best to move the spears that were stabbing themselves aside in horror. .

Although the Dutch army's spears were hard and heavy, they did not use all their strength to stab forward, but just relied on skillful strength and sharp spear points to break through the opponent's armor.

Under the call of the Ming army's spears, some of the spears suddenly lost their strength and direction, and finally some of the Ming troops escaped by chance, but many unresponsive soldiers were pierced through the cotton armor by the spears. Pointed straight into the body.

Standing in the first row, the spearman Wang Shuanzhu felt extremely desperate after pushing away the spear stabbing from the opposite side.

After hearing the miserable cries from his subordinates, Wang Shuanzhu was heartbroken.

He knew in his heart that if he continued to stab each other like this, the brothers who had been with him day and night for the past few years would follow him to die here today.

While his mind was spinning, Wang Shuanzhu let out a tiger roar. Taking advantage of the moment when the Dutch army on the opposite side retracted their spears and was about to stab again, he threw the spears in his hands to the opposite side with all his strength, and then he fitted himself up and threw himself forward, embracing several Dutch spears with both hands. The spear that Jun was taking back was clamped under his armpit, and with red eyes he shouted loudly, "Hit from me!"

The Dutch army, who was caught by the spear body, pulled back desperately, but the huge force that Wang Shuanzhu burst out in an instant made them unable to shake for a while.

With the sound of "Pu Chi", Wang Shuanzhu's head was pierced by a sharp spear, and his ribs were also deeply pierced by a spear.

This was the spear stabbed by the quick-reacting Dutch army from the slanting stab, and it took Wang Shuanzhu's young life at once, but his body was standing upright, his eyes were still wide open and staring at the opposite side Several spears are still firmly clamped under the armpit.

"Into your mother's X! Red-haired ghost!"

"Total!"

"Your grandma is an X!"

"Plug!"

"Grandpa fought with you!"

Seeing the heroic scene of Wang Shuanzhu's sacrifice, the peculiar stubbornness and bloodiness of Shandong people burst out at once.

The dozen or so soldiers who were not stabbed shouted angrily and threw their spears with all their strength, and then rushed towards the Dutch army on the opposite side. The Ming army in the back row ignored the formation and shouted loudly. They rushed forward with their guns in disorder.

The Dutch army was caught off guard, and several people lost their combat effectiveness after being stabbed in the arms or legs by the thrown spears, but most of the Dutch army still stabbed out with the retracted spears.

All the Ming soldiers who rushed up were stabbed by one or several spears, but this time there was no miserable howl.

Most of the Ming soldiers who were stabbed were killed on the spot, and some of the soldiers who survived were spitting out large pieces of flesh and blood, and still shouting and cursing in their mouths. Such a tragic scene also made the Dutch army horrified.

The Ming army in the back row rushed up like crazy, and stabbed wildly at the Dutch army who was already within the killing range. The Dutch army in the back row also stabbed at the Ming army through the gap, and the Ming army in the rear The army commander and gunner continued to join the battle group, and the two sides soon entered a state of melee.

At this critical juncture, Wu Qun rushed up with the rear team. More than [-] grenadiers found the right place and lit the fuse of Zhentianlei with matchlocks. When Lei was inside, he leaned back and swung his arms to throw Zhen Tianlei towards the rear team of Dutch spearmen.

With the sound of continuous explosions, the spearmen of the crowded Dutch army's rear team were blown up, and a large space was cleared between the front team and the rear team. Dozens of Dutch troops were blown to the ground. Remnants of limbs and broken arms were flying around, blood stains and pieces of meat were everywhere, and the morale of the spearmen of the Dutch army was severely hit.

Dozens of archers from the Ming army chose positions to form a small square formation, and under the protection of a hundred swordsmen and shieldsmen, they began to shoot at the still dense spearmen of the Dutch army, while Wu Qun took the remaining swordsmen The shieldmen attacked the Dutch spearmen directly from the flank.

Soon, under the three-dimensional attack of the Ming army's combination of length, distance, and near, more than a hundred spearmen of the Dutch army in the front row were quickly beheaded to death, and the Dutch army in the rear began to retreat in panic.

Fan and Dyke on the gentle slope not far away watched all this with dumbfounded eyes, but their minds were blank, unable to think of a good way to deal with everything on the field in desperation.

"Colonel! We have failed! Please order the musketeers to form a phalanx to cover and retreat alternately!"

Fan Turf yelled at Fan and Dyke, with a look of despair on his face.

"No! Can't retreat! The Ming army will not allow us to retreat calmly! Captain! You go and command the musketeers to approach the spearmen! The heavy musketeers cover you! Go protect the captain!"

Fan and Dyke, who had already lost their color, shook their heads and rejected Fan Toff's suggestion.

He knew in his heart that the losses on both sides were not small, but the number of Ming troops still far exceeded his strength.

At present, the battlefield is already in chaos. Once the order to retreat is issued, it is likely to be a rout. Under the pursuit of the Ming army, few people can escape.

Now only by organizing an effective resistance and causing a lot of damage to the Ming army again, will they have a chance to retreat to the seaside. At that time, under the cover of naval guns, the Ming army will not be able to approach at all, so they can escape by chance.

"Yes! Monsieur Colonel!"

After Fan Toff raised his hand as a military salute, he rushed to the musketeer phalanx not far away with a few of Fan and Dyke's guards.

At this moment, the Ming army cavalry, which destroyed the right artillery position of the Dutch army, had discovered Fan and Dyke on the gentle slope less than two miles away. come rushing.

Hu Yong on the right led his team to gallop towards the Dutch musketeers on the left. After seeing this, Chen Dashuan gave an order, and the entire Ming army on the right also pressed on to the Dutch army.

The surprise attack of the Ming army's cavalry caused chaos in the formation of the Dutch musketeers. After contacting the flank of the Dutch army, more than [-] horsemen left as soon as they touched it, without any intention of fighting.

The right-wing musketeers took advantage of the chaos of the Dutch army to calmly line up. After six rounds of gunfire without interruption, nearly a hundred Dutch army musketeers were knocked down.

Then the spearmen took advantage of the momentum and rushed forward quickly, massacring the Dutch army at close range.

Fantoff only had time to get to the right wing closest to him, and saw that the left wing was already one-sided and miserable, but he could only watch helplessly as the Dutch army on the left wing was unilaterally besieged and killed by the spearmen of the Ming army.

When Fan and Dyke's guards discovered the Ming army cavalry that had rushed not far away, it was absolutely impossible to stop them. More than twenty cavalry swept past Fan and Dyke's gentle slope like a strong wind, leaving behind What followed was the howling and screaming of the Dutch army.

The corpses of Fan and Dyke were on their backs, staring at the sky with their eyes wide open, their faces were full of horror and incredulity, only a trace of skin on the neck and head was barely sticking together, and a large stream of blood was gushing out.

The sharp saber of the Ming army almost chopped off his head. This Dutch colonel, who had experienced numerous battles in the European battlefield, never thought that one day he would die on a foreign land. The contempt led him into the eternal night of darkness with endless remorse.

With the defeat of the left-wing Dutch army, the right-wing Ming army led by Chen Dashuan, and two small cavalry teams with little damage also joined the battle to besiege the right-wing Dutch army.

The besieged right-wing Dutch army did not last long under siege from all sides.

With the death of Van Tove, Van and Woodgate, although the remaining hundreds of Dutch troops wanted to disarm and surrender like they did on the European battlefield, they failed to do so because of the language barrier, and were finally burned in anger. The Ming army killed them all.

Except for a few of the thousand aborigines who fled into the mountains because of the bad situation, most of them became prisoners of the Ming army. The fate of these people was naturally used as coolies, and finally they were given different punishments according to their performance. treat.

In the end, the first large-scale battle between the Dutch army and the Ming army ended with a complete victory for the Ming army.

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